An American Gin Renaissance

Our favorite new small-batch gins from around the US: Some are barrel-aged for sipping, others are designed for martinis and one was created to make an incredible gin and tonic.—Megan Krigbaum, additional research by Caitlin Griffith

Oola Gin ($40)Since Washington state passed a law allowing in-state craft distilleries in 2008, several of them have opened in Seattle. Kirby Kallas-Lewis’s Oola, which makes a boldly junipered gin, is one of the most attractive. (It shares a 4,000- square-foot warehouse space with his wife’s dance studio.) The beautiful two-story sales room overlooks the custom copper still. Tastings by appointment; ooladistillery.com.